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No. 11 N. Carolina falls to No. 10 Maryland 85-59

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Modified: January 24, 2013 at 11:00 pm •
Published: January 24, 2013

Maryland's Tianna Hawkins , left, looks to shoot as North Carolina's Brittany Roundtree, center, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in College Park, Md. North Carolina's Xylina McDaniel, right, watches the play. (AP Photo/Gail Burton).

Maryland, in contrast, shot 58 percent from the floor, and Pavlech had more 3-pointers (two) than UNC.

"They're a very good team," Hatchell said. "Nobody's shot the ball that well against all year. We'll learn from it."

Maryland led 41-30 before Thomas scored seven points in a 14-4 run that upped the margin to 21 with 12:48 left. Hatchell received a technical foul and Ruffin-Pratt, the Tar Heels' leading scorer, picked up her fourth foul during the pivotal stretch.

North Carolina had not lost since Dec. 2, 102-57 at Tennessee.

The Terrapins got a scare with 5:14 left in the first half when Thomas leaped for a long rebound and was undercut by North Carolina guard Brittany Rountree, who was also in pursuit of the loose ball. Thomas rolled off Rountree's back and landed on her hip in obvious pain. Thomas was helped to the locker room but missed less than three minutes of playing time before returning.